Rafael
Barradas
A Life Immersed in Vibration: The Artistic Journey of Rafael Barradas Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1890, Rafael Pérez Giménez Barradas emerged as a pivotal figure in the burgeoning modernist movement of the early 20th century. His story is one of restless artistic exploration, a …
A portrait built from Rafael Barradas's own colours
Every 100 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
